Tire-shoe.



T- W- COOPER.

TIRE SHOE. APPLIOATION FILED 00T.27, 1913.

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THOMAS, w. coornn, or CALDWELL, New JERSEY.

TIRE-SHOE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914.

Application nled Octciber 27, 1913. Serial No. 797,800.

T0 all lwhom it may concern .Be it known that l, Tiioiims W'. ('jooinn, a subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Caldwell, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tire- Shoes, of which the following is a speciication.

My invention relates to improvements in automoblie tire shoes and has .particular reference to apparatus of this character provided with a novel form of reinforcing means embedded therein.

An important object of this invention is to provide means of the above mentioned character', which will strengthen the tire shoe, render it puncture proof to a high degree, durable,and prevent the same from skidding.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description..`

'In the accompanyi. g drawings `formingA a part of this specification and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same, Figure 1 1s a transverse sectional view through a tire shoe 'embodying my invention, Fig. 2 is a plan viewof the reinforcing means therefor, .F ig.-

3 is a perspective view of a link included in the reinforcing means, Fig. 4 is a plan view of a slightly different yform of reinforcing means, Fig.4 5 is a perspective view of a link included in the second form of reinforcing means, and, Fig. 6 is an end elevation of the link shown in Fig. 5. i

In the drawings, wherein for the sake of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 10 desi gnates a tire shoe, preferably formed of rubber, and fabric, as is customary. The tire shoe 10 is provided adjacent its inner edges with beads 11, for suitable connection with Embedded within the shoe 10 is metal-lic reinforcing means 12, which, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, comprises a plurality of links 13. uThese links are identical in construction, but may vary in size. As more clearly shown in Figs. 1 and 3, each link comprises an inner plate 14,

provided with a centralopening 15, surrounded by` a trapeaoidal casing 16, rigidly mounted upon the,` plate 14 and` decreasing in' width outwardly, as shown. The reduced `upper end 17 of the trapezoidal casing 16 is' formed open, as shown. Arranged ,substantially equi-distantly between theV open inner and outer ends of the ti-apezoidal casing 16 is a horizontally arranged partition plate 18, preferably formed integral with. the casing 16. The function of this partition plate is to prevent nails, tacks or the like from passing through the tire shoe, whereby the same is rendered to a high degree puncture proof. The plate 14 is provided along its edges with apertured knuckles 19, to coperate .with corresponding knuckles formed upon the adjacent link and pivotally connected therewith by a suitable pin. It is `thus seen that the reinforcing means including the pluralit of pivotally connected links 13 is highly exible, whereby the resiliency of the tire shoe `is not imaired. The reinforcing means 12 is emdded within the material of the tire shoe, through the tread portion thereof, and the rubber passes into the trapezoidal casings 16, above and below the partitions 18, ll-

ing the sam.e, to securely hold the reinforcing means in place, whereby the entire construction is in effect integral. The outer ends of the trapezoidal casings 16 extend flush with the outer surface of the tire shoe 10, serving 4an anti-skid means.

Connected with the end links 13 'are chains 20, embedded within the material of the tire slice, and connected with the beads 11, as shown. I prefer to employ these chains, as the tire is not ordinarily subjected to great wear or liability to puncture at the inner portion thereof, but it is obvi ous that the links 13 may be continued and d ireztly connected with the beads 11, if desire In Figs. 4 to 6 inclusive, I have shown a slightly modified form of reinforcing means which is to be embedded within the tire shoe in a similar manner as described in connection with the first form of reinforcing means. This second form of reinforcing means comprises a suitable numbei` of the links 13, preferably arranged at the tread `portion of the tire shoe. Instead of employing the chains 20, I may employ a. plu- -rality of pivotally connected links 21. Each of these links, as more clearly shown in Figs. 5 and 6, comprises a plate 22, provided with apertured knuckles 23, by means of which the plates are pivotally connected vby ins or the like. Formed upon the outer sur ace ofeaeh of the plates 22er@ lugs or ribs 24, which cross, as shown, and are `ltrapezoidal"in cross-section, increasing in lwidth outwardly.` These platesare embedded within the material of the tire shoe, with the louter faces of the lugs24 preferably u'sh with the outer surface of the tire shoe. The outermost links 21 mayy be attached to the beads 11 b any suitable means, such as links 25, as s own in Fig. 4.

It is to be' understood thatI the form of my invention. herewith shown Vand described is to be taken asa preferred example of the same', and that various changes in the shape, size. and arrangement of parts may be resortedto without departing from the spirit 1 of. the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

- Having described my invention, I claim :m 1. A ltire lshoe having reinforcing means embedded therein, comprising a plurality of ,i -pivoted links, leach link comprising a plate provided withv an opening, an openended" casing formed upon the plate, surrounding ythe `opening thereof and extending outwardly therefrom, anda partitionlvrranged within 'the` casing between the inner and -2.'A tire shoe having reinforcing means -v embedded therein, comprisinga plurality of.. QOmPriSmg a. plete* pivoted links, each lin l provided with a central @peni-nig', an open ended' trapezoidal'casingjforme lupon the late, surrounding the openingthereof, and

decreasing in width outwardly with its reduced end flush with-the outer surface ofl the'tire. shoe, a partition arranged Within the `trapezoidal casing at a point substan-` tially equi-distantly spaced from the 'ends THOMAS W. cooPER, Witnesses: I i

J. I'I. CoDDINGToN, G. S. DAUDAGENEN. 

